DETROIT -- Four months after Matt Shoemaker's nightmare on the mound, the Angels' right-hander was back on it Saturday. He was teaching, not pitching. He's looking forward to getting back to the latter soon.
As Shoemaker watched kids throw at his childhood friend and high school teammate Anthony Bass' pitching camp at Wayne State University, he chimed in with tips on mechanics and suggestions for tweaks. While Shoemaker was a guest instructor, he's very much a student of the game.
"Giving back is always great," Shoemaker said. "Hopefully a lot of the younger kids are getting something out of it.